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- IBM portals deliver improvements for retailers
- Retailers are finding it difficult to stand out in today's global marketplace. IBM WebSphere Portal software can help them deliver flexible, integrated environments that support personalized user experiences. Read this executive brief to find out exactly how IBM is helping retailers differentiate themselves from their competitors.
- Tags: Retail Company, IBM Corp., Retail, Portals, Internet
- White papers 2008-11-19
- Retail Web Site Real Estate: The Path to Value
- Premium real estate is not unlimited, an issue print catalogs and physical retailers have dealt with for decades. Assigning values to screen real estate (e.g., pages and elements) enables methods for leveraging off-line learnings, thus providing retailers with insights into maximizing their online opportunity. Many retailers view...
- Tags: Web, Retail Company, Omniture Inc., Web Site, Premium Real Estate, Retail, Real Estate, Business Operations
- White papers 2004-07-27
- See how retailers augment margins for 2005
- Empower consumers. Increase productivity. Profitably compete in a saturated market. Today, mid-sized retailers need powerful tools to conquer a turbulent environment. IBM can help with tailored solutions. Click for information and a complimentary copy of Forrester's special report on how retailers can augment margins--an in-depth, quick read.
- Tags: Retail Company, IBM Corp., Retail
- White papers 2004-11-05
- Cashferium Helps Retailers and Banks Cut Costs by Keeping Cash Flow Local
- With banks and retailers spending some ?50 billion each year on the handling of cash, the incentive for reducing the amount of cash in transit - one of the main sources of this cost - is powerful. However, with banks and retailers separated by a mountain of disparate processes and...
- Tags: Bank, Retail Company, IBM Corp., Retail, Financial Services
- Case studies 2007-06-01
- An EDI Primer for Retailers: Advantages of EDI From the Retailer Perspective
- Understanding and leveraging the key advantages of EDI over manual data entry has revolutionized the way retailers operate - saving billions of dollars in bottom line costs since the inception of EDI. The application of EDI technology and processes as a core business function provides retailers tremendous strategic advantages and...
- Tags: Retail Company, EDI, Retail, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2006-10-20
- Localized Online Offers Help Retailers Reach Consumers and Drive Sales
- ShopLocal hosts online versions of printed circulars for leading retailers such as Albertsons, Best Buy, Home Depot, Lowe's, Staples, and Target, helping them draw consumers into local stores or to e-commerce sites. With Microsoft software, ShopLocal can support strong demand for its services and seasonal shopping peaks, and is delivering...
- Tags: Retail Company, Microsoft Corp., E-business, Retail, Sales Strategy, Web Technology, Sales
- Case studies 2008-06-02
- Manage Your Operations for Greater Profitability with Retail Chain Manager for Microsoft Dynamics AX
- Midsize retailers face the same inventory planning and control challenges as their larger competitors, though they typically do so with far fewer resources and less-developed technology infrastructures. Midsize retailers also have a harder time understanding customer buying and behavior trends, and recruiting and retaining skilled and desirable employees. ...
- Tags: Microsoft Dynamics, Retail Company, Microsoft Corp., Retail
- White papers 2006-01-15
- Maximizing Profits with Comparison Shopping Engines
- Comparison Shopping Engines CSEs like Shopping.com, Shopzilla, NexTag, Yahoo! Shopping and others can provide an excellent ROI when used effectively by online retailers. A marketing strategy that is based on the unique behaviors of the CSEs allows retailers to maximize the ROI of each advertising dollar at the CSEs....
- Tags: Channel Intelligence Inc., Online Retail Company, Retail Company, ROI, Retail, Roi/Tco, E-business/E-Commerce, Marketing Research, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Internet, Marketing
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- Smarter Supply Chain Utilization for the Retailer
- This paper introduces various supply chain concepts and explains their importance. It describes initiatives being undertaken by the largest retailers and reviews what small and midsize firms need to do to compete. Very few small and midsize retailers can compete with companies like Wal-Mart on price. However,...
- Tags: Supply Chain, Retail Company, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Retail, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2004-01-01
- Novell Linux Point of Service
- This white paper describes how the Linux operating system is well suited to address the challenges and opportunities nowadays retailers face. It demonstrates how Novell Linux Point of Service, a retail-optimized Linux platform, helps retailers reduce costs by using an open and flexible solution that decreases complexity and enhances store...
- Tags: Novell Inc., Retail Company, Novell Linux, Linux, Retail, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software
- White papers 2006-04-01
- Execution Management: Maximizing Store Productivity
- As retailers have expanded their chains of stores across larger geographies and ever increasing numbers of stores in different and far flung locations, they have experienced more issues with trying to execute corporate strategies and merchandising concepts at each store location. Store employees are not highly paid, there is typically...
- Tags: RedPrairie, Retail Company, Store, Location, Retail
- White papers 2007-07-18
- Next-Generation Mobility Tool for Retail: CA50 VoIP-Enabled Bar Code Scanner for Simple Voice and Data Tasks
- With an ever-rising number of players - from online to super-centers, Do-It-yourself DIy stores, catalogs, discount chains and specialty stores - competition in retail is intense. Brick and mortar retailers struggle to find ways to create a differentiated and compelling experience for a class of increasingly sophisticated and demanding shoppers....
- Tags: VoIP, Scanner, Voice, Retail Company, Motorola Inc., Retail
- White papers 2007-11-01
- Accepting Online Bill Payments: Increasing Foot Traffic and Turning a Profit
- Making the sale just doesn't do it anymore for success in the cellular retail business. Constantly, retailers are forced to create new streams of revenue. Fortunately, the modular nature of CellularManager affords cellular retailers with just such an opportunity - accepting cellular bill payments at the point-of-sale using the All-in-One...
- Tags: Online Bill Payment, Bill Payment, All-in-One, Retail Company, Retail
- White papers 2006-01-11
- What Every Retail CIO Needs to Know About PCI Compliance and Secure Seamless Mobility
- Concerns about security have prevented retailers from realizing the full return on their investments in wireless technology. Fortunately, retailers are not forced into a trade-off between the efficiency of wireless technology and the enhanced security of wired networks. It is in fact possible to protect the wireless networks of retailers...
- Tags: PCI, Mobility, Wi-Fi, Wireless
- White papers 2008-02-01
- The Bottom Line Benefits of Workforce Management in Retail Distribution
- Retailing is one of the world's most challenging and competitive industries. Regardless of the segment, "Brick & mortar" retailers, catalogers and online retailers face an environment characterized by intense competition - too many outlets or sites chasing too few consumers - and the need to invest heavily in information technology...
- Tags: Workforce Management, RedPrairie, Retail Company, Benefit, SCM, Retail, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2006-12-15
- Localized Online Offers Help Retailers Drive Shoppers Into Stores
- While many consumers use the Web to research products, the vast majority of purchases are still made in local stores. ShopLocal enables retailers to reuse localized print advertising on the Web, helping them to draw consumers into local stores or to e commerce sites. The company's SmartCircular service replicates print...
- Tags: Retail Company, Microsoft Corp., ShopLocal, Retail
- Case studies 2008-04-01
- Better Performance at a Lower Cost: Optimize Retail Operations by Enhancing Your Use of IT
- According to a recent study, nearly one-third of retailers want to upgrade their POS systems in the next two years. This white paper explains how the IBM Retail Environment for SUSE LINUX can help retailers respond to market conditions, improve customer service, protect technological investments and optimize flexibility throughout their...
- Tags: Performance, Information Technology, Retail Company, IBM Corp., Retail, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software
- White papers 2005-01-01
- Integrated Workforce Management Solutions: Improving Customer Service and Profitability
- In retail, competitive differentiation has never been more difficult. Consumers have an unprecedented number of choices - more products are available through more channels, often twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Increasingly, retailers are turning to service and the shopping experience to attract and retain customers. However, in...
- Tags: Customer Service, Workforce Management, RedPrairie, Retail Company, Labor Management, Retail, Product Marketing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2007-04-16
- Let CRM Drive Your Supply Chain
- By now, one will have probably implemented CRM programs and built his or her CRM database. One will have recognized that CRM is a necessary tool, rather than a luxury, to do business in a competitive age. The fact that many retailers have yet to optimize and integrate their CRM...
- Tags: Supply Chain, CRM, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software
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